ABT's Growth Comparisons in I. Quarter 2026
Comparing 7.78% year on year top-line growth in the first quarter 2026, Abbott Laboratories grew on the lower pace than the 12.22% rise in the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry and 8.91% Revenue growth in the Healthcare sector. Comparing the first quarter, sales Abbott Laboratories was trailing overall market not just Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry.
Top-line fell by -2.57% from the fourth quarter. Average annual sales growth for Abbott Laboratories is 5.08%, while S & P 500's average yearly sales increase is 10.59%, including only Businesses with the first quarter 2026 financial results.
| Segment Name |
Y / Y |
Sequential |
| United States |
|
2.54 % |
- |
| International |
|
11.31 % |
- |
| Established Pharmaceuticals |
|
13.17 % |
- |
| Established Pharmaceuticals Key Emerging Markets |
|
12.85 % |
- |
| Established Pharmaceuticals Other |
|
14.24 % |
- |
| Nutritional Products |
|
-6.01 % |
- |
| Nutritional Products Pediatric Nutritionals |
|
-8.45 % |
- |
| Nutritional Products Adult Nutritionals |
|
-3.71 % |
- |
| Diagnostic Products |
|
6.13 % |
- |
| Diagnostic Products Core Laboratory |
|
8.07 % |
- |
| Diagnostic Products Rapid and Molecular |
|
-7.41 % |
- |
| Diagnostic Products Cancer Diagnostics |
|
- |
- |
| Medical Devices |
|
13.16 % |
- |
| Medical Devices Rhythm Management |
|
16.92 % |
- |
| Medical Devices Electrophysiology |
|
16.74 % |
- |
| Medical Devices Heart Failure |
|
14.75 % |
- |
| Medical Devices Vascular |
|
9.44 % |
- |
| Medical Devices Structural Heart |
|
8.85 % |
- |
| Medical Devices Neuromodulation |
|
6.58 % |
- |
| Medical Devices Diabetes Care |
|
13.85 % |
- |
| United States Nutritional Products |
|
-11.62 % |
- |
| United States Nutritional Products Pediatric Nutritionals |
|
-13.1 % |
- |
| United States Nutritional Products Adult Nutritionals |
|
-9.26 % |
- |
| United States Diagnostic Products |
|
3.9 % |
- |
| United States Diagnostic Products Core Laboratory |
|
4.52 % |
- |
| United States Diagnostic Products Rapid and Molecular |
|
-13.73 % |
- |
| United States Diagnostic Products Cancer Diagnostics |
|
- |
- |
| United States Medical Devices |
|
7.87 % |
- |
| United States Medical Devices Rhythm Management |
|
11.51 % |
- |
| United States Medical Devices Electrophysiology |
|
13.51 % |
- |
| United States Medical Devices Heart Failure |
|
11.45 % |
- |
| United States Medical Devices Vascular |
|
8.58 % |
- |
| United States Medical Devices Structural Heart |
|
-9.68 % |
- |
| United States Medical Devices Neuromodulation |
|
0.57 % |
- |
| United States Medical Devices Diabetes Care |
|
9.89 % |
- |
| International Established Pharmaceuticals |
|
13.17 % |
- |
| International Established Pharmaceuticals Key Emerging Markets |
|
12.85 % |
- |
| International Established Pharmaceuticals Other |
|
14.24 % |
- |
| International Nutritional Products |
|
-1.51 % |
- |
| International Nutritional Products Pediatric Nutritionals |
|
-2.43 % |
- |
| International Nutritional Products Adult Nutritionals |
|
-0.95 % |
- |
| International Diagnostic Products |
|
7.78 % |
- |
| International Diagnostic Products Core Laboratory |
|
9.47 % |
- |
| International Diagnostic Products Rapid and Molecular |
|
2.66 % |
- |
| International Diagnostic Products Cancer Diagnostics |
|
- |
- |
| International Medical Devices |
|
18 % |
- |
| International Medical Devices Rhythm Management |
|
22.78 % |
- |
| International Medical Devices Electrophysiology |
|
19.88 % |
- |
| International Medical Devices Heart Failure |
|
25.97 % |
- |
| International Medical Devices Vascular |
|
9.95 % |
- |
| International Medical Devices Structural Heart |
|
25.09 % |
- |
| International Medical Devices Neuromodulation |
|
26.92 % |
- |
| International Medical Devices Diabetes Care |
|
16.59 % |
- |
| Other |
|
-33.33 % |
- |
| Other United States |
|
-33.33 % |
- |
| Total |
|
7.78 % |
- |
Abbott Laboratories reported -19.74% year on year EPS decline in the first quarter, and Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry with -40.45%, and less than -26.26% slide in the Healthcare sector. Slow first quarter 2026 income per share in Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry and Healthcare sector, were portrayed in Abbott Laboratories's results, which underperformed overall market.
Bottom-line fell by -40.78% from the fourth quarter results. Comparing the annual growth, income per share of 8.27% on average in last five years, to the S & P 500's, including only Businesses with the first quarter 2026 earnings, average yearly income per share growth is 22.96%. Abbott Laboratories grew less than the market.